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APPLICATION FILED JUNE25. 1919. 1,360,676. Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25. 1919.

Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

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JACOB I. ORKIN, 0F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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1 360 676 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented N 30 192() To all whom it may concern. 4

Be it known that I, Jason I. ORKIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, county of Suffolk, State of Massa chusetts, have invented an Improvement in Toys, of which the following description, in I noise will be produced in imitationof the firing of the ins.

-Further objects of theinvention are to provide a novel arrangement by which the hoat'will automatically steer itself andalso to provide other novel features, all as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

In order to give an understanding of my invention, I have illustrated in the drawings a selected embodiment thereof which will now be described, after which the novel features will be pointed out in the appended claims. r

In the drawings, Figure 1 s a side view of a boat embodying my invention;

Fig.2 is a bottom plan view of the mechanism for turning the gun turrets autom t ly;

' Fig. 3 is a detail of the automatic steering device;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 1 4, Fig. 7;

' 1 Fig. 5' is a section on the line 5-5,Fig. 7

Fig. 6 is a sectionon theline 66, Fig. 1; Fig-'7 is a plan view of the: mechanism for operating the boat Fig. 8 is aside view ofFig. 7.

#In the drawings '1- indicates the hull of a boat and 2 the deck thereof. While the boat may have various shapes withoutdeparting from my invention, I have illustrated in the drawings a boat which simulates abattleship, it having on the deck the usual openwork masts 3 which maybe used for observation posts and tosupport the wireless apparatus and also having the smoke stacks 4L. 5 indicate gun turrets, each of which may be provided with one or more guns 6.

The hull 1 is preferably made hollow and the deck 2 is removable fromthe hull, said being provided .at its edge with a Application filed June 25,1919. Serial No. 306,711.

downturned flange 7 which fits over the upper edge of the hull, as shown in F ig. 6, thus permittlng the deck with its superstructures to be bodily removed from the hull.

The boat is propelled by means of a propeller 8 which is carried by a propeller shaft 9, and this shaft is operated from a spr ng motor indicated generally at 10 and mounted on a suitable base plate 15. This spring motor may have any suitable'or usual construction, and it comprises a main spring 11 confined in a spring barrel 12, one end of the spring being connected to said barrel and the other end to a gear 13. The gear '13 is connected to the propeller shaft 9 through a suitable train of gears which is herein illustrated as comprisinga pinion 14: fast on a shaft 16 journaled at one end in the base 15 and at the other end in a plate 17 thatis connected to the base by means of posts 18, a gear 19 fast on the shaft 16 and which meshes with a pinion 20 fast on a main shaft 21 that is also journaled in the base 15 and plate 17, and a gear 22 fast on the shaft2l which meshes with the crown gear 23 on the propeller shaft 9.

The spring drum 12 has a winding plate 24 rigidtherewith which is provided with openings 25 to receive the teeth 26 of a wheelfast on a winding shaft27. The

spring i's' wound'by applying a key "to the shaft '27 and rotating the spring barrel, as

usual in spring motors of this type. The base 15' and the operating mechanism carried thereby are placed inside of the hull 1 and the winding shaft 27 will preferably extend through the side of the hull where it is accessible, as indicated in Fig. 7, the

sides of th hull being shown in dotted lines in saidfigure. The speed atwhich the :sp'ring will unwind is controlled by a governor 2-8, as usual spring motors of this type, andv the motor is held from rotatioiiby "means of the usual stop device 29 which cooperates with the governor, said stop device being constructed so that when it is in its operative position lt'wlll preventthe governor from rotating. and when in its inoperative position will allow the governor to rotate. This is the usual controlling device for spring motors and forms no part of my present invention and hence is not illustrated more in detail. I 1

One of the features of my invention relates to-novel means for automatically turnan opening in the deck 2, and each turretis frictionally held on a vertically-extending .pin 31 which is journaled in a plate 32 that is secured inside of the hull 1. Each of the pins 31 has an arm 33' extending laterally therefrom, and each arm is connected by a link 34 to a slide 35 that is slidably mounted on the pla'te82 and is held in position by suitable guides 36. The slide is connected to the main shaft 21 so that the rotation of the shaft will move the slide 35 back and forth, such movement opera-ting through the links 34 and arms 33 to oscillate the pins I i 31 thereby oscillating the turrets 5.

- the reel 42 is intermittently fed forwardly by means of a finger 58 which extends latera Fig.4, and at each rotation thereof the finger For connecting the slide 35 to the main.

shaft 21, the latter has fast thereon at its upper end a crank-disk 37 provided with a crank pin 38, said pin being connected to the slide 35 by a link or connecting rod 39.

I have also provided novel means for producing'a series of 'detonations as the turrets are oscillated. This is produced by exploding fulminate patches formed on a strip 40. This strip 40 is shown as carried by two reels 41 and 42 and as passing over an anvil 43in its travel from one reel-to the other. The reel 42 is intermittently rotatedso that the strip 40. will be fed forward with a stepby-step movement, each step bringing a fresh fulminate patch onto the anvil 43. The

patches are exploded by a hammer 44 which is carried at the end of an arm 45 pivoted at 46 to an upright 47 rising from the base 15. The hammer is acted upon. by a cam which raises it into the dotted line position Fig. 8, and then releases it, and it is also acted on by a spring 48 which moves it down'against the anvil with a hammer-like blow. Thecam for elevating the hammer is shown at 49, and it ls'fast on a shaft 50 which is journaled in the upright 47 and in another bearmg member 51- and is actuated from the sprmg motor by some suitable means. In the construction shown, the shaft 50 is provided with a bevel gear 52 which meshes with a bevel gear 53 carried by a vertical shaft 54, said shaft having fast thereon at its lower end a gear55 which meshes with and is driven by a gear 56 fast on the shaft 16. The reels .41 and 42 are journaled in the bracket 57 which supports the anvil 43 and ally from the shaft 50and is adapted to engage notches 59 formed in said reel 42. Theshaft rotates in the direction of the arrow,

'58 will enter one of the notches "59 and feed the reel 42 forward one step; A fresh fulminate patch will thus be brought onto th anvil at each rotation of the shaft 50.

oscillating movement in unison.

The boat is provided with a rudder 60 by which it may be steered, and the mechanism herein shown is constructed so that the rudder will beoscillated from one side to the extends forwardly therefrom. This arm is provided at its forward end with a fork 63 which embraces a pin'64 on the end of a lever 65 that is pivoted at 66 to the plate 17. This lever is provided with a forked end 67, the arms of which embrace a cam-68 fast on the shaft 21. The rotation of the shaft 21, there fore, will vibrate the lever 65, thus oscillating the rudder, as shown by dotted line positions Fig. 3.

Iclaimp 7 V 1. In a toy, the combination with a body, of automatic means forpropelling the body, a plurality of gun turrets carried by said body and mountedto swing about vertical axes, and means actuated by thepropelling means to give the gun turrets a to-and-fro 2. In a toy, the combination with a body,

of a motor on said body for propelling the same, a gun turret mounted on the body to swing about a vertical ax s, a crank dlsk,

' connections, between the crank disk and turret by which rotation of the crank disk oscillates the turret, and means to rotate said crankdisk from the motor.

3. Ina toy, the combination with a body, of a propeller therefor, a motor to actuate said propeller, a plurality of gun turrets mounted on said body to swing about'vertical axes, a crank disk, connections between said crank disk and said turrets by which rotation of the; crank disk oscillates the turrets in unison, and means actuated by the motor to rotate the crank disk.

4. In a toy, the combination with a body, of a motor to propel the body, two reels at the front of the body for-carrying a strip having fulminate patches, said, strip extending transversely of'the body, an anvil situated between the reels overwhich the strip,

the shaft for actuating the hammer, and

means to rotate one of the reels from said shaft. 6 7

5. In a toy, the combination with a body,

. of a motor for propelling the body,'two reels carrying a strip having fulminate patches, a

notched disk connected to one of 'saidreels,

an anvil over whichsaid strip passes, a pivotally-mountedhammer, a shaft extending longitudinally of the. body and connected to the motor, a cam on said shaft for actuating an arm rigid therewith, a forked lever conthe hammer, and an arm extending from said nected to said arm, a cam operating between shaft and cooperating with said notched disk the arms of the fork of said lever, and means 10 to rotate the reels. to actuate said cam from said motor.

5 6. In a toy, the combination with a boat- In testimony whereof, I have signed my like body, of a rotary propeller therefor, a name to this specification. motor for actuating the propeller, a rudder, JACOB I. ORKIN. 

